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Showing posts with label Ælfthryth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ælfthryth. Show all posts
20 May 2026

Edmund Ironside

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Edmund, son of Æthelred the Unready  and his first wife Ælfgifu of York, was likely born between 990 and 993, one of several siblings. He wa...
07 January 2026

Dunstan post-Edgar

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Unfortunately, St. Dunstan could never stop himself from speaking truth to power, even when power was more, um power ful than he. (I suppos...
02 January 2026

Establishing Monasteries

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When Æthelwold was made Bishop of Winchester in 963, the discipline of the priests there had suffered. Records say that priests there did n...
09 March 2025

After Killing a King

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After the startling murder of Edward the Martyr , Ælfthryth's role in the incident came under scrutiny. Was she simply greeting her step...
08 March 2025

Ælfthryth's Plans

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Ælfthryth was the first wife of a king of England ( Edgar the Peaceable ) to be crowned queen herself. She was the third woman (that we know...
07 March 2025

Edgar's Families

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King Edgar the Peaceable was known to have three consorts, one or two of whom he might even have married. Two of his sons went on to become...
20 March 2014

Æthelred the Unready

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From a 14th century manuscript Since Æthelred keeps getting mentioned here (most notably the past two days, due to the contested inherit...
19 March 2014

Edward the Martyr's Death

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Edward's murder at Corfe Castle The death of the 16-year-old Edward the Martyr in 978 was not one of England's finest moments. T...